2 Shoofly Pie
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Stoltzfus Bakery, Dutch Country Farmers Market, 2031 Cottman Ave., 215-745-6008
Stoltzfus' wet-bottom shoofly pie is like two desserts in one — a buttery coffee cake laid over a thick, sweet sludge made of brown sugar, butter and molasses. It's better than the cakier dry-bottom version, and sweet enough to make your teeth ache on contact.
CHRIS KIMBALL
Founder, editor, and publisher of Cook's Illustrated
Vermont At the Creamery, in northeastern Vermont, the woman who makes the pies still melts and renders leaf lard--the fat around the kidneys in the pig. It's mild and makes it taste much better than butter crust. They are delicious! There are maple cream and chocolate cream pies--stuff you usually don't see anymore. 46 Hill St., Danville, 802/684-3616, slice of maple cream pie $5.